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European Security in A Changing World Order

Dear Readers, as these lines are being written, this year’s NATO Summit in Ankara has just concluded. These days, it almost seems an achievement if such a summit ends without a major rupture. At the same time, issues with the potential to divide the Alliance can resurface at any moment—as illustrated by the renewed U.S. claim to Greenland, which earlier this year triggered a serious crisis within NATO.

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Ideal and Reality: From Liberal International Order to (Self-)Protective Order?

Gerlinde Groitl

Europe’s quest for greater autonomy is coming up against the limits of its power

Dignified Decline? Germany and Europe in the Changing World Order

Daniel Marwecki

Europe’s relative decline cannot be managed by military expansion alone

How Russia Could Escalate Its War on Europe

Elena Davlikanova

Europe must not assess the threat from Russia using the wrong criteria

The EU as a Security and Military Actor in Uncertain Times: Caught in the Expectations-Capabilities Gap?

Matthias Dembinski

As Europe seeks to strengthen its defense capabilities, it will continue to face structural challenges

Non-Proliferation in an “Age of Nuclear Weapons”: Challenges and Prospects

Emmanuelle Maître

Europe's pursuit of credible deterrence should not come at the expense of nuclear non-proliferation

How does France’s nuclear deterrent contribute to the defense of Europe?

Jean-Louis Lozier

The European dimension of France's nuclear deterrence is taking shape in its new strategy

India and Europe: Partners for a Stable World Order?

Shounak Set
Ben Kienzle

The unfolding global (dis)order engenders new, flexible modes of security cooperation 

Special : The Russian “Shadow Fleet”: an Instrument of Hybrid Warfare?

“I believe the smarter approach is to respond with strategic patience”

Helge Adrians

On managing the complex phenomenon of the Russian “shadow fleet”